It is the purpose of the :BF Building Form overlay district to regulate height and massing limitations in the Downtown Specific Plan area.

The :BF Building Form overlay district shall apply to all properties within the Plan Area of the Downtown Specific Plan. It may be combined with the Downtown Core Commercial (DCC), Downtown Mixed Use (DMU), Downtown Neighborhood (DN), Oxbow Commercial (OC), Downtown Public (DP), Downtown Parks and Open Space (DPOS) districts as well as the :ED Entertainment overlay district. Regulations established by the :BF Building Form overlay district shall be in addition to regulations of the underlying principal zone district with which it is combined. In the event of a conflict with the regulations of the underlying zone district, the provisions of the :BF Building Form overlay district shall apply. These regulations do not apply to county facilities which are not regulated by the city.

Properties located within the boundaries of the :BF Building Form overlay district shall comply with the requirements set forth in Section 4.7.2 (Building Form Zones) of the Downtown Specific Plan.